And he said, “I have sinned, because I betrayed the death of a righteous man.” But they said, “That is not our concern. you know.”
This saying is the second stage of Judas’s tragedy, when awareness of sin does not turn into salvation. His words, “I have sinned, because I handed over an innocent man to death,” are a true confession, but without repentance. He acknowledges the sin, but he does not turn to the One who forgives. The chief priests’ response, “It is not our concern, you know,” reveals the coldness of religious formalism: those who should have led him toward repentance are indifferent to a person’s destruction. This dialogue becomes the boundary between sin and mercy: Judas speaks with people who have no compassion, while the Lord was waiting for only one prayer. This scene reminds us that without divine love, even the most confessing word remains empty.